Professor Beate Kowalski (S.T.D., Ruhr-University Bochum; Habilitation, University of Innsbruck) is Chair of Exegesis and Theology of the New Testament at TU Dortmund University. Professor Kowalski has published widely on a range of issues, including major studies on John’s Gospel as well as the use of the Old Testament in the New Testament.

The Michael Maher Memorial Lecture is sponsored by Mater Dei Institute of Education and the School of Theology and Philosophy to honour the legacy of Michael Maher, MSC.